He watched his friends die on D-Day, then saw the survivors die as old men. What do we lose when we lose the last man standing?
![](https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2023/05/04/he-watched-his-friends-die-on-d-day-then-saw-the-survivors-die-as-old-men-what-do-we-lose-when-we-lose-the-last-man-standing/d_day_house_new.jpg)
Alex Adair outlived his comrades in the Queen’s Own Rifles who had stormed ashore at Juno Beach in 1944. Why his death marks the end of an era.